Mercury
No. of pages 240
Published: 2010
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August 31, 1859, French Hill, Nova Scotia: A girl named Josey is picking blackberries with her friend Connie. As the girls gossip, a handsome stranger knocks on the door of Josey's house. His name is Asa, and with his coming, Josey's life--and later in time, Tara's as well--is about to change forever.
Because there is treasure in the woods that belong to Josey's family. Gold--an untold fortune. Asa has a secret way of finding it, and his partnership with Josey's father could make them all rich. But there is darkness in the woods, and in Asa. And in the present day, Tara, Josey's descendent, is about to discover the truth about what really happened in the family's past.
Eisner award winner Hope Larson weaves together history, romance, and a touch of her trademark magical realism in this remarkable graphic novel of how the past haunts a teenage girl's present.
This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.
There are 240 pages in this book. This is a comic book/graphic novel. This book was published 2010 by Simon & Schuster .
Hope Larson is the author of Salamander Dream , Gray Horses , Chiggers , and Mercury . She won a 2007 Eisner Award. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Cybils Award
This book was recognised in the Graphic Novel - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.